dystheism

English

Etymology

From dys- +‎ theism.

Pronunciation

Noun

dystheism (uncountable)

  1. The belief that there is a god, but that this god is not good, and possibly, although not necessarily, evil.
    Synonym: maltheism
    Antonym: eutheism
    Hypernyms: theism, religion
    Coordinate terms: atheism, antitheism; agnosticism; apatheism, ignosticism, igtheism, misotheism, pantheism, transtheism
    • 2019, Cometan, The Duodoxy: The Principles of The Logical Cosmos, page 254:
      Dystheism revolves around “the belief that a god, goddess, or singular God is not wholly good (eutheism) as is commonly believed (such as in the monotheistic religions of Christianity and Judaism), and is possibly evil.”

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